I often say every church leader needs a coach. Below are 30 reasons the participants of Gospel Coach Training have shared:
1. Coaching helps to remind a leader of the Gospel
2. Coaching exposes a leader’s blind spots
3. All leaders are capable of succumbing to sin’s deception
4. Leaders are models for faithful obedience
5. Coaching is preventative maintenance for a leader
6. The stakes for a church leader are high
7. Coaching models biblical community
8. Coaching provides a prayer partner for the leader
9. Leaders can be prideful
10. Leaders are often lonely
11. Coaching is a practical means for a leader to pay careful attention to self
12. Coaching brings encouragement to the leader
13. Coaching can protect the flock from a leader’s mistakes and bad decisions
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15. Coaching facilitates the leader’s growth and equipping
